New Pittsburgh CourierBlack Enterprise's 50 most powerful women in corporate AmericaNew Pittsburgh CourierNEW YORK (PRNewswire) – Black Enterprise (BE) President & CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. has announced the publication's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America, as featured in the magazine's February 2015 cover story. The final roster ...

Herald & ReviewIllinois Black Chamber lauds city's diversity ordinanceHerald & ReviewDECATUR – City officials and representatives from the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce celebrated Wednesday what they called a “groundbreaking” ordinance to increase diversity in the workforce on public projects. The Decatur City Council unanimously ...

Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Larry Ivory works to start similar organization ...Peoria Journal StarSo says Larry Ivory, president and CEO of the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce, 411 Hamilton Blvd. Ivory is working to organize a black ... Ivory said the effort to boost black business in Ferguson is a positive movement. “We'll look back over an ...

MiamiHerald.comBlack business community must define itselfMiamiHerald.comDuring the state of the county, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez spoke about being a “tech mayor;” he spoke about the eMerge Americas Conference. But it's what wasn't said that is the reason there is a need for a Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce.and more »

Black EnterpriseBlack Enterprise Announces 50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate AmericaBlack EnterpriseThe new February 2015 issue of Black Enterprise features a cover story chronicling the 50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America. The final 50, chosen from thousands of women in positions of leadership across industries across America, overseeing ...Aflac Execs Named to Black Enterprise'

ThinkProgressHow The National Black Chamber Of Commerce's Leader Is Harming African ...ThinkProgressHarry C. Alford, President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, giving testimony during the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing, “Reality Check: The Impact and Achievability of EPA's Proposed ...and more »

Black business owners on board for repeal of death taxHot AirComing back to 2015 in the real world (or as close as Washington ever gets to being “real” anyway) we're not talking about members of Congress, but black business owners. Specifically, it's the members of the National Black Chamber of Commerce and BET ...and more »

The beginning of a black business boom?BayStateBanner“We've been through the Civil Rights Movement. Now it's time to move to the executive suite.” Photo by Dan Drew. The ideal American prototype is someone born to modest circumstances who develops a significant and profitable business. Over the years a ...

Black business owners backing GOP estate tax repeal bidThe HillHarry Alford of the National Black Chamber of Commerce and Robert Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), separately argued in recent days that the estate tax is an especially bitter pill for minority business owners, many of whom ...and more »

PR NewswireNational Black Chamber on Net Metering in Louisiana: Time to Create a 'Fair ...PR Newswire (press release)WASHINGTON, March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Harry Alford, President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, today released the following statement in regard to recent news reports about solar net metering policies in ...Stretch Your Dreams to Reality at